I love this movie so much

The Worst Film Ever

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Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

I always love to find films under the film noir banner and take a look. I love even more coming in here and seeing how these films are classified. This is hardly a film noir.Ginger Rogers plays a woman in prison who's swept out of prison by a DA, Edward G. Robinson, to try and convince her to testify at an immigration hearing for a known gangster. Her "minder" is a seasoned detective, Brian Keith. They spend the better part of 36 hours hold up in a hotel room talking about life and circumstance...oh...also trying to convince her to testify against this guy. All the while the gangster, played by Lorne Green, finds out where she is and whatever information he wants about the situation fairly easily. Could there be an inside man?I've seen an interview with Ginger Rogers where she states this is her, or is one of, her favorite films she did. To me this film is only OK. I think my biggest issue is Ginger Rogers herself. All of her 30's and 40's films had the wisecracking/funny personality that she is but in this one , for a heavy Crime Drama, wasn't needed. Don't get me wrong, there probably isn't a bigger Ginger Rogers fan than me but I guess seeing all the quality she put out back in her heyday, to me this wasn't near as good. Edward G. Robinson is rock solid as usual so expect no surprises from him.A fairly decent film but there's no doubt this was done on a budget. Just by the date it was done you would know that back at that particular time, Rogers and Robinson weren't sought after like they use to be. There were on the backsides of their careers. Just go into it thinking "a typical 50's Crime Drama" and you won't be disappointed.

Full disclosure: I've never been a Ginger Rogers fan off the dance floor, but she hits a new low in this one. A modest 2nd feature entry from Columbia, it should have been a pleasant escape. Instead, I found myself almost twisting in pain every time Ginger Rogers opened her mouth. The story is simple. It takes place in NYC where the feds are trying to get the goods on a mafioso so they can ship him back where he came from. Ginger is the witness they need to get it done. Problem is, she is a street wise con who would rather play games with the cops. I don't know what kind of accent she tries to imitate, but it's unrecognizable. Her wisecracks fall flat. The jokes left me wincing. It was directed by Phil Karlson, a usually reliable director, and the story itself, though predictable, was generally interesting, but Ginger's performance had me wishing I had tuned into the Home Shopping Network instead. Miss it if you get the chance.

This is one of the best roles in the latter portion of Ginger Rogers' career. She is an incredibly earthy and entertaining bad girl--complete with a nice accent and a lot of sass. While a somewhat similar role was given to her a decade earlier with "Roxy Hart", this film was pretty awful and lacked any sense of believability. In "Tight Spot", however, she gives a first-rate performance in a film where I expected very little.The film begins with Rogers being taken from her comfy prison cell and she's whisked away to a hotel room. This is because the prosecutor (Edward G. Robinson) is intent on convincing her to testify against a gangster (Lorne Greene). However, she has no intention on making a deal with anyone, as she knows if she testifies she's a dead woman.Assisting Robinson in this is a matron (who you see very little of) and a detective (Brian Keith). Keith seems to have contempt for her and doesn't hide it. However, Robinson treats her like a lady and hopes this will loosen her resolve. A bit later in the film, however, there's an interesting twist, as Keith and Rogers seem to be developing some chemistry. Just at that interesting moment, an assassin is spotted at the window--many floors from the street below. The assassin begins shooting wildly--hitting the matron and Rogers. Rogers miraculously escapes but is even more determined not to testify. What happens next was really exciting and quite a twist. However, I'll say more, as I don't want to ruin the film for you.Overall, this is a very well written noir-like film. Tough dialog and some nice surprises make this one worth seeing--with nice performances all around. A nice little surprise of a film.

Never viewed this film and greatly enjoyed the acting of Ginger Rogers, (Sherry Conley) who played a rough and tough gal who was serving a prison term and she was involved with a big named mobster in New York City. Edward G. Robinson, (Lloyd Hallett) plays a law enforcement officer and his sidekick is Vince Striker, (Brian Keith). Lloyd is trying to find a witness he can use against the mobster, Ben Costain, (Lorne Greene) in order to send him to prison for life. Lloyd discovers that Sherry was his girl friend, so he arranges to get her out of prison in order to testify. However, many witnesses have been killed already, so they hide her in a hotel room and try to protect her. The entire story is about protecting Sherry and Ginger Rogers gives an outstanding performance. Good Film.